List of universities accredited by DEAC

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The Distance Education Accrediting Commission [1] is an accrediting agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and the U.S. Department of Education (USDE). [2] [3] The agency accredits institutions from the primary level through universities. [4] This list includes the degree-granting institutions (universities) accredited by the DEAC. [5]

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Accredited, Degree-Granting Institutions

List of degree-granting institutions with current accreditation
SchoolLocationControlFoundedInitial AccreditationReferences
Abraham Lincoln University Glendale, CA Private for-profit19962011 [6] [7] [8]
Acacia University Tempe, AZ 20032010 [9]
American Business and Technology University St. Joseph, MO Private for-profit20012006 [10] [11]
American College of Healthcare Sciences Portland, OR Private for-profit19782003 [12] [13]
American Graduate University Covina, CA 19691998 [14]
American National University Salem, VA Private for-profit18862018 [15] [16]
Anaheim University Anaheim, CA 19962009 [17]
Antioch School of Church Planting and Leadership Development Ames, IA 20062010 [18]
Apollos University Great Falls, MT 20052012 [19]
Ashworth College Norcross, GA 19872001 [20]
Aspen University Denver, CO Private for-profit19871993 [21] [22]
Atlantic University Virginia Beach, VA 19301994 [23]
Babel University Professional School of Translation Honolulu, HI 20002002 [24]
Bottega University Salt Lake City, UT 19941998 [25]
California Coast University Santa Ana, CA 19732005 [26]
California InterContinental University Irvine, CA Private for-profit20032009 [27] [28]
California Miramar University San Diego, CA Private for-profit20052019 [29] [30]
Catholic Distance University Charles Town, WV Private not-for-profit19831986 [31] [32]
Chi University Reddick, FL 19982019 [33]
City Vision University Kansas City, MO Private not-for-profit19982005 [34] [35]
College of Court Reporting Valaparaiso, IN Private for-profit19842018 [36] [37]
Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, AL Private for-profit19932001 [38] [39]
Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health Studies Phoenix, AZ 20142019 [40]
Doral College Doral, FL 20112018 [41]
Dunlap-Stone University Phoenix, AZ 19952003 [42]
EC-Council University Albuquerque, NM 20032015 [43]
Genesis University Miami Beach, FL 20072012 [44]
Grace Communion Seminary Charlotte, NC 19472012 [45]
University of Arkansas Grantham Lenexa, KS Public19511961 [46] [47]
Harrison Middleton University Tempe, AZ 19982003 [48]
Hawthorn University Whitethorn, CA 20022019 [49]
Holmes Institute Golden, CO 19722003 [50]
Huntington University of Health Sciences Knoxville, TN Private for-profit19851989 [51] [52]
International Sports Sciences Association Carpinteria, CA Private for-profit19882009 [53] [54]
Lakewood University Cleveland Heights, OH 19982008 [55]
Laurus College Santa Maria, CA Private for-profit20062018 [56] [57]
Madison School of Healthcare Norcross, GA 20162017 [58]
Martinsburg Institute Martinsburg, WV 19802010 [59]
Moreland University Washington, DC 20122017 [60]
Naaleh College North Miami Beach, FL 20112018 [61]
National Juris University Phoenix, AZ 20122013 [62]
National Paralegal College Phoenix, AZ Private for-profit20022006 [63] [64]
NationsUniversity New Orleans, LA 19962015 [65]
Nexford University Washington, DC Private for-profit20172023 [66] [67]
Penn Foster College Scottsdale, AZ Private for-profit18901977 [68]
Quantic School of Business and Technology Washington, DC 20132020 [69]
Rockbridge Seminary Springfield, MO 20032013 [70]
Sarasota University Sarasota, FL 20132018 [71]
Sessions College for Professional Design Tempe, AZ Private for-profit19972001 [72] [73]
Shiloh University Kalona, IA Private not-for-profit20062012 [74] [75]
Sonoran Desert Institute Tempe, AZ Private for-profit20002004 [76] [77]
Taft Law School Santa Ana, CA 19842003 [78]
The Art of Education University Osage, IA 20112018 [79]
U.S. Career Institute Fort Collins, CO 19812004 [80]
Union University of California Westminster, CA 19862016 [81]
University of Arkansas System eVersity Little Rock, AR 20142018 [82]
University of Fairfax Salem, VA 20022012 [83]
University of Management and Technology Arlington, VA Private for-profit19982002 [84] [85]
University of the People Pasadena, CA Private not-for-profit20092014 [86] [87]
Viridis Graduate Institute Ojai, CA 20112019 [88]
William Carey International University Pasadena, CA 19772020 [89]
William Howard Taft University Lakewood, CO Private for-profit19842003 [90] [91]
Western Institute for Social Research Berkeley, CA Private not-for-profit19752024 [92] [93]
WorldQuant University New Orleans, LA 20152021 [94]
Wright Graduate University for the Realization of Human Potential Elkhorn, WI Private not-for-profit20082017 [95] [96]

Ngiruwonsanga University = 2022-10-17

Accredited, Postsecondary Institutions

Formerly Accredited Institutions

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">California Miramar University</span> University in California, United States

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Capitol Technology University is a private university in South Laurel, Maryland, near Washington, DC. The university was founded in 1927 as the Capitol Radio Engineering Institute by a former US Navy Radioman. CREI changed its name to Capitol Institute of Technology in 1964, changed its name again to Capitol College in 1987, and assumed its present name in 2014. Capitol offers undergraduate and graduate programs specializing in engineering, computer science, information technology, and business. It is classified among "Special Focus Institutions—Schools of Engineering" and is a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">California Coast University</span> Private for-profit online university in Santa Ana, California

California Coast University (CCU) is a private for-profit online university based in Santa Ana, California. It is accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission and approved by the State of California. It enrolls approximately 8,000 students.

The Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC), formerly the National Home Study Council and then as the Distance Education and Training Council, is a private and non-profit national educational accreditation agency in the United States specializing in the accreditation of distance education programs of study and institutions. The DEAC is recognized as a U.S. institutional accreditor by both the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).

Abraham Lincoln University (ALU) is a private, for-profit online university based in Glendale, California.

The University of Fairfax is an institution of higher education headquartered in Salem, Virginia. It offers online graduate degrees in cybersecurity, cloud computing, computer science and engineering, and business as well as several graduate certificates. The entire program is provided via instructor led conference calls and online instruction.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">University of Management and Technology (Virginia)</span> Private university in the United States

The University of Management and Technology (UMT) is a private for-profit online university headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. It was founded in 1998 and offers associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees as well as certificate programs.

The University of Atlanta was a private, for-profit, distance education university headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. It opened in Mobile, Alabama as Barrington University until it received accreditation in 2008. It relocated to Atlanta in 2008 and changed to University of Atlanta and was authorized by the State of Georgia's Nonpublic Post Secondary Education Commission. Until it closed June 30, 2013, the University of Atlanta was accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Apollos University</span> American university

Apollos University is a private for-profit online university headquartered in Great Falls, Montana. It is accredited by the Distance Education Accreditation Commission (DEAC).

Saybrook University is a private university in Pasadena, California. It was founded in 1971 by Eleanor Camp Criswell and others. It offers postgraduate education with a focus on humanistic psychology. It features low residency, master's, and doctoral degrees and professional certification programs. The university is accredited by the WASC Senior Colleges and University Commission. The university is classified an exclusively graduate institution with programs that are "Research Doctoral: Humanities/social sciences-dominant". As of Fall of 2017 the university had 785 students enrolled. The university reported 222 full-time and part-time academic faculty in 2017.

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